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House Committee on Ways and MeansIntroducedAugust 2nd, 2013
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Title
Taxpayer Receipt Act of 2013
Official Title
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the Secretary of the Treasury provide a Tax Receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return.
Summary
Taxpayer Receipt Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to provide individual taxpayers via U.S. mail annual receipts for income taxes reported for the preceding taxable year. Requires such tax receipts to: (1) state the amount of taxes paid by the taxpayer, the taxpayer's filing status, earned income, taxable income, and other information; (2) contain tables listing expenditures in categories of the federal budget and the 10 most costly tax expenditures and related spending information; and (3) contain an annual budget review prepared by the Secretary, in consultation with the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), to assist taxpayers in understanding the federal budget and government spending.